Team Canada Wins Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup

The Ivan Hlinka Memorial U18 Tournament came to a close Saturday as Canada and Sweden fought for the gold medal. Earlier in the day Russia outlasted Finland for the bronze medal in a 4-3 win. Artur Kayumov had the game-winning goal off of a nice lob from German Rubtcov.

Dubois 2nd goal came off of a rebound, which seemed to be a recurring theme for the Swedish goaltenders. Defenders left Canadians untouched in the slot, allowing shots on shots on shots for Filip Gustavsson.

Michael McLeod had a pretty cool goal as he put the puck through the five-hole while falling to give Canada a 3-0 lead.

The Ivan Hlinka is always a tournament to watch for early reports on NHL Draft prospects and this year is no different. Team Canada has many top 2016 NHL Draft prospects in their lineup, many of which were a big factor in this gold medal game win.

Another player that was a big force for Canada during the entire tournament was Brandon Wheat Kings forward Nolan Patrick.

Patrick is eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft and is the consensus #1 draft pick. During this tournament, he showed that he can step up in the clutch and play with the big boys. He will be counted on to have a good year with Brandon this year.

Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Nylander were named players of the game for their respective teams.